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Untitled “My PhD broke me”—bullying in academia and a call to action
Originally published on ecrLife (11/04/2019) https://ecrlife.org/bullying-in-academia-tales-from victims-and-a-call-to-action/
Nafisa M. Jadavji, Emily Furlong, Pawel Grzechnik, Małgorzata Anna Gazda, Sarah Hainer, Juniper Kiss, Renuka Kudva, Sam...
Post · April 23, 2024
Importance of building a network during postdoctorate training
Postdoctoral (postdoctorate) training is a period of time when you can focus on your research and carve out your niche, so that you can begin to make a name for yourself in your given field. This training period can be challenging, so building a n...
Post · April 23, 2024
Respect the hustle: landing a tenure track job in 2019
Last summer (2018), I read this tweet from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex and it made me realize I was in the midst of my own hustle! Landing a STEM tenure-track position in 2019 is a feat! Less than 20% of PhDs in STEM end up in a faculty position1. Th...
Post · April 23, 2024
QSM Consensus Paper Published as May's Editor's Pick
We are pleased to announce the publication of the 2024 QSM consensus paper, "Recommended implementation of quantitative susceptibility mapping for clinical research in the brain: A consensus of the ISMRM electro-magnetic tissue properties study gr...
Post · April 22, 2024
Successful special topic in Frontiers
Our special topic with Dr. Amelie Haugg /(Zurich) and Dr. Stavros Skouras (Geneva) has attracted 12 articles with 80 authors and already received over 20,000 views and downloads. We are pleased about the invitation to launch a second edition in th...
Post · April 19, 2024
Electric Vehicle (EV) Calculator: Estimates distance, time, and speed
Developed in collaboration with research assistant Joseph Fiander, this tool can help you calculate how far you can travel, and how long that trip will take, based on three main characteristics of the vehicle:
1. Range (in km)
2. Battery capacity...
Post · April 17, 2024